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Jan 24, 20231 min read

Meta fined millionaire fine for EU data breach

Meta once again fined 5,5 million euro fine for violating the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). WhatsApp...

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Twitter may not meet EU GDPR requirements

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Jan 18, 20231 min read

Twitter may not meet EU GDPR requirements

TechCrunch treported that Twitter may not meet EU General Data Protection Regulation requirements to claim Ireland as its main...

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Dutch DPA reports cloud storage policy contains privacy risks

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Jan 10, 20231 min read

Dutch DPA reports cloud storage policy contains privacy risks

Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the Dutch data protection authority, addressed a plan on storing government data in commercial cloud...

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Holiday tech devices further commercial surveillance

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Jan 5, 20231 min read

Holiday tech devices further commercial surveillance

Gizmodo reported that shopping for devices during this holiday season may lead to personal data leak. 75 of the most popular gifts...

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Twitter appoints acting data protection officer

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Dec 30, 20221 min read

Twitter appoints acting data protection officer

Tech Crunch reports that Twitter appoints Renato Monteiro as its acting data protection officer. Twitter is required to have a DPO under...

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Privacy concerns raised due to World Cup tracking apps

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Dec 29, 20221 min read

Privacy concerns raised due to World Cup tracking apps

The tracking apps administered by the Qatari government for World Cup attendees are issuing warnings for they are taking up much more...

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Dec 21, 20221 min read

Meta discloses updates on teen privacy

New privacy updates for teens were introduced on Facebook and Instagram by Meta. TechCrunch reported default privacy settings on Facebook...

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INE fined 4.3 million euros by the National Data Protection Commission for violating the Census

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Dec 14, 20221 min read

INE fined 4.3 million euros by the National Data Protection Commission for violating the Census

The National Statistics Institution (INE) violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) within the scope of the Census 2021...

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Meta was accused of tracking iPhone users

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Dec 5, 20221 min read

Meta was accused of tracking iPhone users

Meta was sued for the pursuit and gathering of personal data from iPhone users. It is charged for violating the ATT (Apple’s App Tracking...

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Airlines are seeking higher quality data privacy regulations

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Nov 30, 20221 min read

Airlines are seeking higher quality data privacy regulations

Since the pandemic, data privacy become one of the major issues on the airline ecosystem. The laws vary from country to country, but...

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CNPD applies first fine for failure to nominate a data protection officer

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Nov 18, 20221 min read

CNPD applies first fine for failure to nominate a data protection officer

CNPD applies a fine of 170 thousand euros and two reprimands to the Municipality of Setúbal regarding the processing of data on Ukrainian...

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UN report’s on threats to global digital privacy and human rights

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Nov 16, 20221 min read

UN report’s on threats to global digital privacy and human rights

A report on “The right to privacy in the digital age” was issued by the UN’s Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights. Three...

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Nov 11, 20221 min read

ICO could impose TikTok a 27M GBP fine

A potential fine of 27 million GBP for data protection violations for TikTok was announced by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office...

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Bairro Alto with renewed video surveillance until 2025

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Nov 7, 20221 min read

Bairro Alto with renewed video surveillance until 2025

Diário da República published three days ago that the authorization for the video surveillance system in Bairro Alto, Lisbon, was renewed...

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Nov 4, 20221 min read

Google Analytics reviewed by Danish DPA

Following the decisions from other European Data Protection Authorities like Austria, France and Italy, Denmark’s data protection...

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Oct 31, 20221 min read

StayAway COVID app unavailable

The app that was launched in September 2020 to detect positive coronavirus cases is unavailable. Due to the progress of the pandemic...

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Oct 27, 20221 min read

525k euro fine imposed by Berlin’s DPA

A 525,000 euro fine was imposed to a subsidiary Berlin-based retail group by the Berlin Commissioner for violating the data protection...

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Automotive industry report published by Germany’s BSI

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Oct 23, 20221 min read

Automotive industry report published by Germany’s BSI

The Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security, published the second edition...

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Play Store Apps are less safe with revised data privacy policy

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Oct 18, 20221 min read

Play Store Apps are less safe with revised data privacy policy

On July 20, 2022, Google published revised app submission guidelines. The responsibility relies now only in the developers who are...

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European Commission sued for violating European data protection rules

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Oct 13, 20221 min read

European Commission sued for violating European data protection rules

Euractiv reported that a German citizen brought a lawsuit against the European Commission. The Commission was alleged to illegally...

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